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To continuously conserve marine lives in the province, a total of 70 units of fabricated Artificial Reefs are ready to be installed in the Municipalities of Balaoan, Bacnotan and San Juan (BALBASAN).

The Office of the Provincial Governor – Environment and Natural Resources Unit (OPG-ENRU) assisted the Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) Inspection Team in the checking on July 15, 2020. The inspection showed that the fabricated Artificial Reefs are in good condition.

To facilitate easily deployment in the future, the fabrication of the artificial reefs were distributed in the BALBASAN Marine Protected Area. There were 20 units fabricated in Paraoir, Balaoan; 20 units in Tammucalao, Bacnotan; and 30 units in Taboc, San Juan, La Union.

Artificial reefs are man-made underwater structure used to promote marine life in areas of generally featureless bottom and it is one of the innovative schemes of the PGLU for coastal marine development and conservation.

It is expected that these artificial reefs will provide a stable growing area for corals and will serve as habitat for fishes and all the other marine animals in said area.

PGLU CARES. Representing Gov Pacoy, Mr Adamor Dagang, Provincial Information Officer-Tourism Officer Designate and staff meet the officers of the La Union Hotels, Resorts, and Restaurant Association (LUHRRA), La Union Alliance of Travel & Tour Agencies (LUATTA), and the La Union Entrepreneurs for Progress Association (LUEPA), on July 10,2020 at the Provincial Capitol.

The discussion focused on how these organizations can complement each other and collectively work for the recovery of the tourism industry. This in relation to the PGLU CARES program, a stimulus package for La Union’s tourism-related organizations.

The Provincial Government of La Union turns over to the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Pugo its donation of one glass shredder and one plastic shredder for the LGU’s Sanitary Landfill, on July 9, 2020. Likewise, the PGLU turned over the prizes to LGU-winners of the 2018 Provincial Search for the Cleanest, Safest, and Greenest Local Government Unit and Municipal Bodies of Water. Bangar received one plastic shredder while Bauang received three grass cutters as their prizes.

The Office of the Provincial Assessor’s Assessment team, joined by OIC-Municipal Assessor Rhonda O. Genetiano of Rosario, La Union, inspects the Real Properties of Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) tollgate situated at Brgy. Nangcamotian, Rosario, La Union on July 6, 2020. The 11.45km final phase of the expressway between Rosario and Pozzurubio, Pangasinan will open on July 15, 2020 which is expected to reduce the travel time of motorists from La Union to Manila to three-and-a-half hours.

The Provincial Government of La Union conducts regular monitoring of implementation of border control protocols in the province to sustain the strict regulation of entry of individuals especially from COVID-19 high-risk areas. The province remains to be under Modified General Community Quarantine up to July 15, 2020, following the announcement of Pres. Duterte on June 30.

PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW NORMAL. Via video conference, Gov. Pacoy leads the meeting of the Provincial Development Council (PDC) on June 25, 2020. In the meeting, the PDC discussed the Status of COVID-19 in the Province and the Provincial Strategy on Response, Recovery and Economic Development.

ALLIES IN CRISIS RECOVERY. Gov. Pacoy meets with his mistahs in the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) who are now officials in the Philippine Air Force (PAF), namely MGEN Connor Anthony D Canlas, Sr. AFP, Commander of the Air Defense Command; and, BGEN Augustine S Malinit, AFP, Wing Commander, 580th Aircraft Control and Warning Wing, as they paid a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Office on June 19, 2020. The PAF officials were joined by their fellow mistah, PBGEN Rodolfo S Azurin, Jr., Philippine National Police Regional Office 1 Director. The officials expressed to Gov. Pacoy their full support to the Provincial Government of La Union in its endeavors on crisis recovery. Also in the photo is Capt. Gregor Mendel Panelo, Consultant to the Governor.

Office of the Provincial Governor – Environment and Natural Resources Unit, Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office and Local Government Unit of Luna Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) join forces in an attempt to rescue an ocean sunfish that got trapped in the fishing net of a fishermen from Brgy. Victoria, Luna, La Union on June 18, 2020. The fish weighed at least 200 kilogram and was 8 feet long but was found dead after the fishermen rushed it ashore. The fish was then turned over to BFAR for proper burial.